WMC Passthrough settings

[russds]

Well, I may have really messed it up now. I tried resetting all the shark settings, using the suggested settings, and toggling the swap tab settings, and I kept getting the error, "Video Error: Files needed to display video ...Please restart Windows Media Center or restart the computer.". So I uninstalled the shark codecs (32bit and 64bit) and still getting the video error. So my question is, does uninstalling shark really uninstall and reset everything?

[Shark007]

So my question is, does uninstalling shark really uninstall and reset everything?

If you used an official uninstall method, yes it uninstalls properly and resets everything back to the Windows components.
Here are 3 separate official methods: uninstall button on the Help TAB - Control Panel | Programs and Features - uninstall shortcut on the startmenu
Also know, there are 2 items to uninstall. the x64Components have separate uninstaller(s) from the 32bit uninstaller.

If you used something like Revo Uninstaller, no, it will not uninstall properly.

[richard1980]

It should be noted that over the years, many people have reported that uninstalling the codec pack does not completely reverse all changes made to the system while the codec pack was installed. In many cases, it was necessary to restore a system image that was created prior to installation of the codec pack, or completely re-install the OS.

That said, the video error message could indicate a conflict between the WMC and Windows audio settings. Set WMC to 2-channel and then don't ever touch that setting again. There is absolutely no reason to adjust the setting in WMC.

[Shark007]

It should be noted that over the years, many people have reported that uninstalling the codec pack does not completely reverse all changes made to the system while the codec pack was installed.

To follow up on Richards' revelations, those reports are not 'over the years' as he states but from several years ago when there was actually a problem that I had fixed when reported, several years ago. There is no such report that is current, let alone from the past few years.

[richard1980]

I don't use your software, so I can't offer my own experience. But I've seen numerous posts where someone installs some codec pack (yours or some other) and they don't get the result they want, so they start making changes to various settings (both in and out of your GUI), and next thing you know the whole system is messed up. While I believe you when you say that uninstalling your software undoes all the changes that your software itself made to the system, I do not believe that uninstalling your software undoes all the changes that the user made to the system outside of your software. Here are three examples:

1. If your software calls a function/method from an external source, you rely on that external source to perform some action, but you don't have any way of knowing exactly what the function/method is doing internally. You may know what return values you can receive, but you don't know exactly what all happened during the call.
2. If your software makes a change to the system, and then some other software makes a change because of the change that your software made, your software is going to be unaware of that other change unless you have some kind of listener service running.
3. If the user makes a change completely outside of your GUI, your software won't know about it unless you've got a listener service running.

[Shark007]

I don't use your software, so I can't offer my own experience.

No, but eluding to it possibly leaving someone broken is no problem for you, just read on...

But I've seen numerous posts where someone installs some codec pack (yours or some other) and they don't get the result they want, so they start making changes to various settings (both in and out of your GUI), and next thing you know the whole system is messed up.

Almost always in these types of situations as described, the system was screwed already from the users prior attempts to get something working without the assistance of a well put together software that happens to include codecs too. Had they chose to use my software from the get-go, they wouldnt be trying to solve issues. I also run my own forum and as much as 95% of all peoples issues are resolved there.

While I believe you when you say that uninstalling your software undoes all the changes that your software itself made to the system,

wow. Thanks!

I do not believe that uninstalling your software undoes all the changes that the user made to the system outside of your software.

its not system restore, its a codec package.